A random collection of over 1910 books and audiobooks authored by or about my transgender, intersex sisters, and gender-nonconforming persons all over the world. I read some of them, and I was inspired by some of them. I met some of the authors and heroines, some of them are my best friends, and I had the pleasure and honor of interviewing some of them. If you know of any transgender biography that I have not covered yet, please let me know.
Full title: "Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us" by Jennifer Finney Boylan."What is the difference between men and women? Jennifer Finney Boylan, bestselling author of She's Not There and co-author of Mad Honey with Jodi Picoult, examines the divisions--as well as the common ground--between the genders, and reflects on her own experiences, both difficult and joyful, as a transgender American. Jennifer Finney Boylan's She's Not There was the first bestselling work written by a transgender American. Since its publication twenty years ago, she has become the go-to person for ins
2025,
English,
Jennifer Finney Boylan,
USA,
Full title: "Sexual Metamorphosis: An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs" by Jonathan Ames."In Sexual Metamorphosis, Ames presents the personal narratives of seventeen gender pioneers. Here is Christine Jorgensen, the first celebrity transsexual, greeting thousands of well-wishers from the stage of Madison Square Garden. Here is Caroline Cossey, former model and Bond (as in James) girl, being outed in the tabloid press.Here is novelist and English professor Jennifer Finney Boylan discussing her impending transformation with her heartbroken spouse and supportive yet confused colleagues. The resu
2005,
Caroline Cossey,
Christine Jorgensen,
English,
Jennifer Finney Boylan,
Jonathan Ames,
Renée Richards,
Full title: "I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted" by Jennifer Finney Boylan."For Jennifer Boylan, creaking stairs, fleeting images in the mirror, and the remote whisper of human voices were everyday events in the Pennsylvania house in which she grew up in the 1970s. But these weren’t the only specters beneath the roof of the mansion known as the “Coffin House.” Jenny herself - born James - lived in a haunted body, and both her mysterious, diffident father and her wild, unpredictable sister would soon become ghosts to Jenny as well.I’m Looking Through You is an engagingly candid invest
2008,
English,
Jennifer Finney Boylan,
"Cô ấy không ở đó" (She is not there) is the Vietnamese language edition of "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders" by Jennifer Finney Boylan."When she changed genders, she changed the world. It was the groundbreaking publication of She's Not There in 2003 that jump-started the transgender revolution. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Boylan – a cast member on I Am Cait; an advisor to the television series Transparent, and a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times -- explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the
2015,
Jennifer Finney Boylan,
Vietnamese,
"Bez nje: život u dva spola" (Without Her: A life in two genders) is the Croatian language edition of "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders" by Jennifer Finney Boylan."When she changed genders, she changed the world. It was the groundbreaking publication of She's Not There in 2003 that jump-started the transgender revolution. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Boylan – a cast member on I Am Cait; an advisor to the television series Transparent, and a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times -- explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friend
2004,
Croatian,
Jennifer Finney Boylan,
Full title: "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders" by Jennifer Finney Boylan.The book was published in 2003 and had many re-editions, including one in 2013. "When she changed genders, she changed the world. It was the groundbreaking publication of She's Not There in 2003 that jump-started the transgender revolution.By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Boylan – a cast member on I Am Cait; an advisor to the television series Transparent, and a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times -- explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoi
2003,
2013,
English,
Jennifer Finney Boylan,
Full title: "Stuck in the Middle with You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders""A father for six years, a mother for ten, and for a time in between, neither, or both, Jennifer Finney Boylan has seen parenthood from both sides of the gender divide. When her two children were young, Boylan came out as transgender, and as Jenny transitioned from a man to a woman and from a father to a mother, her family faced unique challenges and questions.In this thoughtful, tear-jerking, hilarious memoir, Jenny asks what it means to be a father, or a mother, and to what extent gender shades our experiences
2014,
English,
Jennifer Finney Boylan,
Full title: "Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs" by Jennifer Finney Boylan."If you want to know what lies in someone’s heart, ask their dog. Dogs also enable us to express a kind of love that sometimes we’re too awkward or uncertain to share with other people. I think this is especially true for boys and men, for whom love can be particularly hard to express.As a transgender woman who began life as a boy, it’s in the dogs that I owned pre-transition that I can now best understand men, and the person I once was, a long time ago. I look upon boyhood now the way an emigrant might look upon the
2020,
English,
Jennifer Finney Boylan,
